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Burtonsville man accused of killing his mother arrested in North Carolina
A Burtonsville man who is accused of stabbing his mother to death was arrested in North Carolina and awaits extradition to Montgomery County, police said on Monday.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Motorcyclist dies in Gaithersburg collision
A motorcyclist died following a crash with a vehicle in Gaithersburg Saturday night, Montgomery County Police said. The collision took place near the intersection of West Diamond Avenue and an Interstate 270 ramp.
Suspect in Potomac senior home homicide found incompetent to stand trial
The suspect in the Valentine's Day slaying of a resident at an upscale Potomac senior home was found incompetent to stand trial.
Cogir Potomac Senior Living
Victim in North Bethesda fatal shooting identified
A man was killed in North Bethesda on Thursday, Montgomery County Police said. His identity was not immediately available.
The scene of a fatal shooting at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in a North Bethesda parking lot.
Police change persons of interest to suspects in antisemitic vandalism incident
Three people seen leaving Greenwood Elementary School this month are suspects in antisemitic graffiti found there, Montgomery County Police said Wednesday.
Detectives Investigate Anti-Semitic School Vandalism
Bus driver involved in fatal collision with 11-year-old girl heads to trial in July
Ivan Rivas, the school bus driver who was cited in the crash that killed an 11-year-old girl in Rockville last year, is scheduled to go to trial on July 30.
Items left at a Rockville intersection to honor Summer Lim, an 11-year-old girl killed in a collision with a school bus there last week.
DC sniper exhibit showcases Chevy Caprice, semiautomatic rifle used in 2002 attacks
Artifacts from the 2002 sniper attacks that terrorized the Capital region are on display at a new exhibit at the National Law Enforcement Museum.
The 1990 Chevrolet Caprice used in the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks is displayed in the exhibition, “Without Warning: Ending the Terror of the D.C. Snipers.”
‘Nobody was safe’: As DC sniper exhibit opens, law enforcement officials remember terrifying time
The National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, D.C., unveiled a D.C. sniper exhibit last week, which spurred memories for longtime investigators of a deadly and frightening three weeks in the DMV.
From left, Maryland Governor Paris Glendening, Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose, Washington, D.C. Mayor Tony Williams and Prince George's County Police Chief Gerald Wilson speak to the media
Bethesda man killed in weekend crash identified
Montgomery County Police on Monday identified the driver killed this weekend near Glenbrook Road and Audubon Road in Bethesda.
State police seek driver involved in fatal hit-and-run on Capital Beltway
Maryland State Police are asking the public’s help to locate a driver who fled the scene of a hit-and-run on the Capital Beltway.
Traffic backs up on the outer loop of I-695 behind an overturned tractor trailer on the beltway near Stevenson Road.
Police release images of persons of interest linked with antisemitic vandalism at Greenwood Elementary School
Montgomery County Police seek the public’s help identifying three persons of interest linked to antisemitic graffiti found Saturday at Greenwood Elementary School.
Detectives Investigate Anti-Semitic School Vandalism
Man dies in crash involving bus and vehicle
A man died in a crash involving a vehicle and bus in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County Police said on Friday.
Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
Second teen is charged in connection with Blake High School shooting
A teen arrested in connection with a Wednesday shooting at James Hubert Blake High School aimed a handgun at a school security officer who had commanded him to drop the weapon, according to court records.
Montgomery County District Court of Maryland in Rockville.
Student shot during fight at Blake High School’s parking lot
A fight in the parking lot at Blake High School in Silver Spring resulted in a minor being shot, Montgomery County Police said on Wednesday. A 19-year-old man was taken into custody.
A male minor was shot Wednesday during a fight in the parking lot at James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring, Montgomery County Police said on Wednesday.
Man convicted in 2025 double murder in Rockville
Kaloyan Stoev was found guilty of a 2025 double murder in Rockville. He shot one of the victims more than two dozen times, according to the Montgomery County state’s attorney’s office.
Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
4 filmed in ‘stages of undress’ at Walter Johnson High School in 2018, police say
Montgomery County Police allege James Mulhern III recorded a 2018 video inside a changing room at Walter Johnson High School that showed people “in various stages of undress.”
Teen charged as adult in Germantown shooting where multiple homes struck with gunfire
A 17-year-old suspect was charged as an adult in a 2025 Germantown shooting in which several townhomes were struck by gunfire, Montgomery County Police said.
Activists say Germantown Library should remove books linked to controversial Hindu group
Funding for a Hindi book collection at the Germantown Library have fueled allegations of it being supported by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America, deemed by some local activists as a hate group.
The Germantown Library was built in 2007 by architect Luk Mire Partnership.
Silver Spring pedestrian killed in Rockville collision
Thuong Luu Thai, of Silver Spring, was struck and killed by a vehicle last week as she crossed the street in Rockville, Montogmery County Police said.
‘It’s night and day’: Silver Spring crime reduction touted by police
Silver Spring has seen a significant drop in crime, including gun assaults, carjackings and robberies.
Montgomery County police officers leave a scene near downtown Silver Spring earlier this month.
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